IMO has committed to address the problem that plastics are posing to the marine environment, by adopting an action plan to enhance current regulations and establish new supporting measures to limit marine plastic litter from ships.
On 26 October, MEPC adopted the action plan, to contribute to the global solution for preventing marine plastic litter entering the oceans through ship based activities.
Recognizing that more needs to be done to address the environmental and health problems from marine...
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